A5053582793- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social Media and Politics
- Education Systems and Policy
- Digital Communication and Language
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2015-2024
Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao Social
2024
Hudson Institute
2022-2023
University of Portsmouth
2022
University of Greenwich
2022
University of California, San Francisco
2022
The Ohio State University
2022
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2022
Durham University
2022
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
2015
Nostalgia is a social, self-relevant, and bittersweet (although mostly positive) emotion that arises when reflecting on fond past memories serves key psychological functions.The majority of evidence concerning the prevalence, triggers, functions nostalgia has been amassed in samples from handful largely Western cultures.If fundamental resource, it should perform similar across cultures, although its operational dynamics may be shaped by culture.This study (N = 2,606) examined dispositional...
The Leave campaign in the U.K., which advocated exiting European Union, emphasized anxiety over immigration and need to take control of U.K.'s borders. Citizens who expressed concerns about U.K. were more likely vote leave. Two correlational studies examined previously unexplored question whether Brexit support for outcome E.U. referendum linked individual predictors prejudice towards foreigners: British collective narcissism (a belief national greatness), right wing authoritarianism social...
According to social identity theory, low self-esteem motivates group members derogate out-groups, thus achieving positive in-group distinctiveness and boosting selfesteem.According the Frankfurt School status politics theorists, collective narcissism (i.e., resentment for insufficient external recognition of ingroup's importance), which predicts out-group derogation.Empirical support these propositions has been weak.We revisit them addressing whether (1) derogation via narcissism, (2) this...
Results of five studies (N = 1596) linked collective narcissism—a belief in in–group exaggerated greatness contingent on external validation—to direct and indirect, retaliatory hostility response to situations that narcissists perceived as insulting the but which fell well beyond definition an insult. In Turkey, responded with schadenfreude European economic crisis after feeling humiliated by Turkish wait be admitted Union (Study 1). Portugal, they supported hostile actions towards Germans...
This research examined preferences for national- and campus-level assimilative pluralistic policies among Black White students under different contexts, as majority- minority-group members. We targeted attitudes at two universities, one where 85% of the student body is White, another 76% are Black. The results revealed that when a group constituted majority, its members generally preferred assimilationist policies, minority, policies. support functional perspective: Both majority minority...
This experiment examined the effectiveness of one-group and dual-identity recategorization strategies on reducing intergroup bias among 180 European Portuguese African 9- 10-year-old children. Results revealed that each these strategies, relative to one emphasized separate group identities, was successful in producing positive attitudes toward outgroup children present during session, as a whole, whole three weeks later. Consistent with functional perspective regarding which representation...
Although it is known that collective narcissism associated with problematic intergroup relations, its predictors are less well understood. Two studies, conducted in four European Union countries (Germany, Greece, Portugal, the United Kingdom [UK]), tested hypotheses integrated (i.e., realistic and symbolic) threat (Study 1, N = 936) as distinctiveness 2, 434) positively predict national ingroup satisfaction, but only predicts relations reference to threatening outgroups. The results were...
Local contestation to the deployment of large-scale renewable energy infrastructures has been increasing. Right-wing populism also on rise across world. This article aims explore potential relations between these two socio-political issues, by analyzing Portuguese media discourses transition and if how those expose associations with right-wing populist rhetoric. 465 articles published newspapers were analyzed through Thematic Analysis, which revealed three main themes: Portugal at forefront...
Abstract The present study examined the effect of group labels on helping behavioral intentions toward displaced people in Germany. Specifically, it impact different evoking either voluntary or forced migration (i.e., migrants, economic and refugees) orientations (e.g., dependency vs. autonomy‐oriented helping) if these effects occur via perceived intergroup threat, warmth competence stereotypes. Participants ( N = 304) were randomly assigned to one three conditions (refugee migrant migrant)...
Abstract This study proposed a new perspective to look at the consequences of formation immigrant communities in globalized societies, by investigating impact two forms group indispensability on majority attitudes towards immigrants. Specifically, it explored whether perceived different groups national identity and their contributions functioning host society are related development more positive them. We also such effects would be mediated inclusion immigrants within common these stronger...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic posed additional challenges to the safety and well-being of young people who were forced engage in online learning, spending more time than ever online, cyberbullying emerged as a notable concern for parents, educators, students. Two studies conducted examined prevalence, predictors, outcomes episodes during lockdowns due outbreak Portugal. Study 1 ( N = 485) prevalence among youth first lockdown period 2020, focusing on symptoms psychological distress possible...
Abstract Social psychology highlights ingroup identity as an important determinant of intergroup attitudes and relations; however, research has demonstrated that its effects can be positive, negative, or nonexistent depending on how such is conceptualized. This explores national inclusiveness (Study 1) centrality 2) are associated with immigration related in school countrywide settings, respectively. Study 1 showed teachers’ inclusive (i.e., overlapping) identities regarding their immigrant...
The impact of identities encompassing all human beings (e.g., and/or global identities) on intergroup relations is complex, with studies showing mostly positive less dehumanization), but also negative deflected responsibility for harm behavior), effects. However, different labels and measures have been used to examine the effects these all‐inclusive superordinate identities, without a systematic empirical examination extent which they overlap or differ in their sociopsychological...
This paper investigates the pervasive issue of hate speech within Twitter/X Portuguese network conversations, offering a multifaceted analysis its characteristics. study utilizes mixed-method approach, combining several methodologies (triad census and participation shifts) over interaction between users. Qualitative manual content annotation was applied to dataset dissect different patterns on platform. Key findings reveal that number users followed by an individual potentially reads is...
This experiment explored whether the benefits of a complete recategorization and dual identity might effectively be translated into an intervention program designed to reduce prejudice among E uropean P ortuguese A frican 9‐ 11‐year‐old children. Participants interacted for 45 minutes in weekly sessions month. One month after last interaction, measures were administered Results revealed that only reduced over time relative control condition. Consistent with functional perspective regarding...
The superordinate social category “ citizen of the world” is used by laypeople and scholars to embody several constructs (e.g., cosmopolitanism; global identity citizenship), prior research suggests that concept better represented as a prototype rather than having clear-cut definition. This aims systematically examine prototypical meaning this category, how it cognitively processed. Relying on approach, six studies ( n = 448) showed certain attributes were communicated more frequently...
Previous research suggests that all-inclusive superordinate categories, such as "citizens of the world" and "humans," may represent different socio-psychological realities. Yet it remains unclear whether use categories account for psychological processes attitudinal or behavioral outcomes. Two studies extended previous by comparing how these are cognitively represented, their impact on intergroup helping from host communities toward migrants. In a correlational study, 168 nationals 25...
Two studies explored the link between social contagion concerns and assertive bystanders’ behavioral intentions in homophobic bullying episodes. Study 1 ( N = 216) examined if adolescents’ (i.e., fear of being misclassified as gay/lesbian) relate to decreased help victims bullying, by increasing negative attitudes towards lesbians gay men. 2 230) further inclusive identity representations one-group or dual-identity) were related contagion, thereby intentions. Results (partially) confirmed...
We analysed effective and promising interventions, within the classroom school microsystems, aiming to promote equality belongingness for immigrant, Roma, low-income children attending early childhood education care (ECEC) primary in eight European countries. Over 500 interventions were identified, 78 analysed. found that while 79% of provided some type language support, only 32% considered children's heritage language. Importantly, around 22% targeted ECEC settings specifically, with most...